I have some of both, 5 sportsmans and 3 Dickeys. I think they both work great. I do not have a brand new Dickey but I do have two new sportsmans. If you get the new Dickey with the electronic thermostate installed and the clear door (both extra) I do not see much of a price differance. They are both great incubators in my opinion. The only small complaint I have with the new sportsman bators is they have gone to push button instead of toggle switches to stop the rotation of the trays and level them up. Sometimes the buttons stick and you have to pry them out and put them back in. No biggie, but a little aggravating. I do absolutly love the digital command center. It tells the humidity and temp. in digital readout constantly. Also an alarm will go off and alert you if anything goes wrong, as in power failure, temp off bad, that sort of thing. So far this has not happened. I don't think you could go wrong with which ever one you choose. Both are great incubators.